interview of Ms dhoni
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am a professional cricketer, not an undercover actor,” Dhoni, 35, deadpanned in a press conference at Fox headquarters in New York.
“Sushant Singh Rajput who plays me in the movie is a fantastic actor with strong theatre experience,” said India's one-day captain.
Everyone talks about Dhoni's spectacular rise, but the biopic spends time charting the rise
"If you come from a middle class family job security is very important. It can be a tough decision to choose between job security and your dream," said Dhoni.
Dhoni's father wanted his son to get an education and a job. In 2001, a struggling Dhoni turned his attention to finding an income. He moved to Kharagpur in West Bengal, where Animesh Kumar Ganguly, then a divisional manager of the South Eastern Railways (SER) was trying to build a cricket team. After traveling cross-country to arrive at Ganguly’s bungalow, the SER boss bowled a spell at Dhoni. It took just three balls for Ganguly to decide he liked what he saw — he gave Dhoni a job as a railway ticket collector and a spot on the SER cricket squad.
Dhoni knew he couldn't remain in the railways forever because cricket was his dream. He went onto lead India to victory over Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final. The skipper hit an unbeaten 91 off 79 balls, including a match-winning six.
Dhoni talked to Braingainmag.com about daring to dream and the value of hard work.
Can you share your secret for staying cool under pressure?
Being prepared will always keep you cool. Whether you are a student or a pro athlete you have to get into the zone. The zone is a state of performing with zero friction. Practice and preparation will always help you perfect your skills and get you in the zone. If your skills go up, stress goes down. Psychologists say that 10,000 hours of practice will always get you to your goal! There's this scene in the movie where my dad lets me go off to play a cricket tournament just before my exam. I still remember what he said to me: "If you've studied and worked throughout the year, then there's no problem if you go off to play today. If you haven't studied every day then one day is not going to make a difference."
My dad used to wake me up at dawn every day to study for two hours throughout my years at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir because my evenings were crowded with football and cricket practice. Being regular and deliberate with your preparations keeps the pressure away at crunch time.
Some critics have accused you of taking gut decisions.
It might appear to some people that I am going with my gut, but I have done a lot of research, put careful thought into probable outcomes. Look at it this way, if someone puts down a stock 38mm carburetor in front of you and you know nothing about bikes then you won't know what it is and won't do anything. On the other hand, if you are a adept at carburetors then it will take you seconds to tune it and have a bike running. The more you pay attention to the outcome of trusting your intuition in combination with studied facts, the better your decision-making.
You faced a tug-of-war between job security and playing cricket.
You know the kind of importance middle class families give to job security. And, it's fair enough because as a sportsman you have a 8 to 12-year-long career, but how are you going to take care of the other 40 years of your life? Naturally, it was a very tough decision for me. When I was 18, I got a job in the railways as a ticket collector. It was a good job. In India, it is difficult to get a government job, but it is even more difficult to get fired from one! My parents did not want me to lose the security of a government job. So it was a tough decision. Once job security enters the frame you really have to weigh everything carefully.
Can you use criticism to give yourself a competitive edge?
The film touches on our victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the 2011 World Cup final, but I want to talk about something else. The criticism that the Indian team received after the defeat in the 2007 World Cup was a big turning point in my life.